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Francis Parkman

1823 - 1893

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Francis Parkman Jr. (September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Parkman has received more than 292,610 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Parkman is the 541st most popular historian (down from 446th in 2019), the 12,972nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,454th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Historian.

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  • 47.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Francis Parkman ranks 541 out of 561. Before him are Mary Ritter Beard, Iain Pears, Charles Oman, Richard Hofstadter, Warren Treadgold, and Gábor Kósa. After him are Anthony Grafton, Oliver Grau, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Irfan Habib, Gerhard Weinberg, and Bernard Bailyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Francis Parkman ranks 82. Before him are Jasper Francis Cropsey, Mackenzie Bowell, Coventry Patmore, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Edward Augustus Freeman, and William Hart. After him are George Henry Williams, and Thomas Francis Meagher. Among people deceased in 1893, Francis Parkman ranks 88. Before him are John Rae, Richard Spruce, John Addington Symonds, William Fox, Fanny Kemble, and John Ballance. After him is Benjamin Jowett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Parkman ranks 12,972 out of 20,380. Before him are Linda M. Godwin (1952), Joel Gretsch (1963), Marillyn Hewson (1953), Catherine Dent (1965), Bill Pope (1952), and Odette Annable (1985). After him are Edie Brickell (1966), Tyler Joseph (1988), Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Steve Denton (1956), Anthony Grafton (1950), and Paul Horn (1930).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Francis Parkman ranks 48. Before him are Richard G. Hovannisian (1932), Richard Taruskin (1945), James H. Billington (1929), Elaine Pagels (1943), Mary Ritter Beard (1876), and Richard Hofstadter (1916). After him are Anthony Grafton (1950), Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942), Bernard Bailyn (1922), Stephen Kotkin (1959), Allan Lichtman (1947), and Victor Davis Hanson (1953).

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